Murder By The Book
Murder by the Book is a contemporary mystery with notes of dark academia that explores the role of readers in the fiction we consume. Featuring a neurodivergent protagonist, it is a novel for lovers of classic literature and modern mysteries alike.
Content
Warnings
Ableism
Cursing
Gaslighting
Gun Violence
Injury
Kidnapping/Confinement
Medical Content
Misogyny
Murder
Police Brutality
Stalking
Violence against women
(Discussion of) Drug Abuse
(Discussion of) Toxic Relationships
(Mention of) Sexual Assault
(Mention of) Self-Harm
(Mention of) Vomit
References
“Annabell Lee,” Edgar Allen Poe
Art of Death: Visual Culture in the English Death Ritual c.1500 - c.1800, Nigel Llewellyn
The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites, Elizabeth Prettejohn
Botanical Shakespeare: An Illustrated Compendium of All the Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Trees, Seeds, and Grasses Cited by the World's Greatest Playwright, Gerit Quealy and Sumie Hasegawa Collins
Desdemona (Othello), Frederic Leighton, Leighton House, London
“Don Juan,” George Gordon, Lord Byron
“Female Murder Victims and Victim-Offender Relationship,” Erica L. Smith, Bureau of Justice Statistics
“Guy de Vere,” Edgar Allen Poe
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
La Belle Dame sans Merci, Frank Bernard Dicksee, Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
“The Lady of Shalott,” Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Lady of Shalott, William Holman Hunt, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut
The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse, The Tate Gallery London
Le Morte d'Arthur, Thomas Malory
Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare
Nemesis, Agatha Christie
Ophelia, Sir John Everett Millais, The Tate Gallery, London
Othello, William Shakespeare
Painting with Light: Art and Photography from the Pre-Raphaelite to the Modern Age, Carol Jacobi and Hope Kingsley
The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers, Debra N. Mancoff
Reading the Pre-Raphaelites, Tim Barringer
The Secret Language of the Renaissance: Decoding the Hidden Symbolism of Italian Art, Richard Stemp
“The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allen Poe